3.0 litre Twin Plug Engines
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:26 pm
We have just shipped 3 x £.0 litre Twin Plug Engines from the USA and thought some of you may like to see the results'
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3.0 litre Twin Plug Engines
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:28 pm
Three! - lend us one then
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:35 pm
what are they going in?
3.0 litre Engines
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:38 pm
Sorry - all spoken for and will be installed in a bunch of Post Historic Rally cars complete with fancy gearboxes in the very near future.
Hope to order 3 more in the next few weeks though and would be happy to add to the order as the volume does help shipping costs and basic pricing.
The first car should be out on the Astra Historic Stages with a bit of luck.
Hope to order 3 more in the next few weeks though and would be happy to add to the order as the volume does help shipping costs and basic pricing.
The first car should be out on the Astra Historic Stages with a bit of luck.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:48 pm
Hi Chris - very impressive !!
Superb attention to detail from Henry as always.
Superb attention to detail from Henry as always.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:54 pm
blue plug leads and black shroud, must be the work of Supertec, beautiful.
Love the yellow jump starter in the first pic, surely you have to put it in the car before you crank it up!
Love the yellow jump starter in the first pic, surely you have to put it in the car before you crank it up!
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:43 am
Were hydraulic tensioners available in 1974 ? (if not .... as I guess is the case ..... they should not be fitted to these engines for them to be "legal")
I like the look of the manifolds !
I like the look of the manifolds !
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:16 am
twin plug distributor - are those original or repro's? and are they conventional points?
3.0 litre Twin Plug
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:02 am
Eligibility is always interesting.
I suppose in theory that 3.0 litre SC engines weren't available 'in period' and are different crankcases to the 3.0 Carrera RS as is the crankshaft.
Also PMO carbs weren't available in '74.
We have checked the engine spec with our scrutineers and as these mods have been previously used by others we were given an OK.
Most of the 2 litre engines being used have things like Turbo oil pumps fitted and some even have Nikasil barrels, forged pistons and other goodies.
Most of the BDA's being run use new blocks and heads being cast by KAD and all of the engines being run with 'Holbay' are Warriors, which have significantly different head castings to the original homologated Holbay and didn't appear until significantly later than 1974.
If you look at any competitive Historic car you will find tweeks such as S 300M half shafts and the like.
The 240Z's tend to use 280 Z CV joints as the standard UJ's fail for a pastime.
Lotus Cortina's use Bilstein front shockers, 701M blocks, Mexico gear sticks etc, etc.
I suppose in theory that 3.0 litre SC engines weren't available 'in period' and are different crankcases to the 3.0 Carrera RS as is the crankshaft.
Also PMO carbs weren't available in '74.
We have checked the engine spec with our scrutineers and as these mods have been previously used by others we were given an OK.
Most of the 2 litre engines being used have things like Turbo oil pumps fitted and some even have Nikasil barrels, forged pistons and other goodies.
Most of the BDA's being run use new blocks and heads being cast by KAD and all of the engines being run with 'Holbay' are Warriors, which have significantly different head castings to the original homologated Holbay and didn't appear until significantly later than 1974.
If you look at any competitive Historic car you will find tweeks such as S 300M half shafts and the like.
The 240Z's tend to use 280 Z CV joints as the standard UJ's fail for a pastime.
Lotus Cortina's use Bilstein front shockers, 701M blocks, Mexico gear sticks etc, etc.
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:23 pm
Look very nice. Does Steve Smith drive one of the rally cars ?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:16 pm
They are just too pretty to fit to a car. I'd love one to drive with & one to sit & look at.
3.0 litre Twin Plug
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:53 am
JohnnyG,
Possibly!
Possibly!
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:20 pm
Right, I knew he was getting a engines in the US.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:13 pm
Thats just.... 
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:20 pm
Why has no-one asked how much they are?
Is it too frightening?
How long do they take to do?
Is it too frightening?
How long do they take to do?